<<“If you can do one thing to improve education,” Diane Ravitch told me, “you eliminate poverty. But people say, ‘That’s impossible. What else can we do?’ ” The

<<“If you can do one thing to improve education,” Diane Ravitch told me, “you eliminate poverty. But people say, ‘That’s impossible. What else can we do?’ ” The question is overwhelming; the answers seem impossible to grasp. But one person is something you can see clearly. One curriculum is something you can hold in your hand. I was mostly in agreement with the article until the poverty claim. You could be "not poor" and the results would still be the same if your parents won't either spend time reading to you or not leave you surrounded by books ( and you are the curious type ). I do not understand this fascination in US with money. Not everything is about money. It can certainly help, but it does not automatically make everything better. Some minimal level of effort is needed.